pervicacity

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noun

obstinacy; pervicaciousness

OriginLatin pervicācitās →
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Meanings

nounpervicacity (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableobstinacy; pervicaciousness

    Pervicacity of humour, of tastes, of character is one of the most marked features in the life of Ruskin

    1911, Edward Tyas Cook, The Life of John Ruskin

Origin

  1. Latinpervicācitās
  2. Englishpervicacity

From Latin pervicācitās, from pervicāx.

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APA

pervicacity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pervicacity

MLA

“pervicacity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pervicacity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pervicacity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pervicacity.

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